Beer: Ratings & Reviews

Reviews by marcobrau:

A dark red ale that pours with a bright white head. Smells like Wonder Bread. The first sip is full of juicy, fruity (strawberries?) flavors remisicent of Juicy Fruit gum. This beer has a decent malt backbone and smooth mouthfeel with a rather balanced, tart finish. A fine tasting amber-red ale. I like the tart finish and fruity flavors balanced by just enough hops. A very good everyday sort of brew.

A bronze-hued body that leans golden. A bleached beige head above.
The nose is largely vacant. Completely vacant, in fact, initially, but mellow caramel nougat sweetness begins to assemble with increased temperature.
Begins malty. Lightly nutty. Moreso bready. More of the caramel nougat appears. It is background player- actually, hardly noticed- but quite attractive. On the whole, this is anything but sweet. Grainy throughout, but not coarse. Maybe a touch of illusory butter near the swallow. Hopping is plenty adequate and exclusively herbal.
Medium bodied, with a light but steadfast carbonation. This is downable.
An enjoyable, if standard, red ale.

T: Some caramel, a bit of biscuitty malt, light apple/pear fruittyness & a bit too much metallic hops up front. Becomes grainy as this warms, some caramel helps the cause. Finishes dry, with some astringency, & fruittyness

Pours dark amber/red. Small head that dissipates to a swirl of bubbles - nice...

Big malty nose - toast, tea and a freshly opened bag of malted barley. Medium mouthfeel. The malts attack well. A beer for malt lovers, little hop (which is to be expected for the style). Nutty flavors backed with a husky astringency. A very malt oriented beer. Well done.

Appearance: Deep bronze color, poured nicely with right CO2 for the style. Good head retention.
Smell: Peaty, toasty malty smells (nice). Low-key, but well-placed, hop (perhaps English) aroma, too.
Taste: Biscuity, complex maltiness, without being too sweet up front. Buttery middle. Nice, dry finish. Probably a well-attenuated brew.
Mouthfeel: Very well-balanced. Not at all cloying, but a good, sturdy body.
Drinkability: High. This is the only bottle I have (unfortunately). Should've picked up a sixer of this stuff. Nice, come-down beer from a hard day.

Pours a bright copper in color with an off-white thin head. Aroma of honey soaked biscuits, malt and caramel. Medium bodied mouthfeel. Rich semi-sweet malt flavor upfront. Hop bitterness emerges toward the back along with a slight fruitiness. Small hint of alcohol can also be detected in the finish. Pretty average red ale overall.

Palisade strikes again. It's beers like this that make me wish I lived farther west in Colorado...

First off, this should really be classified as an Irish red. That's what the brewery calls it, and the taste/looks/aromas of Farmers Friend give it away as one--and an excellent one at that.

It is a deep red with a very thin head and tea-like aromas. The flavor has a nice mix of tea sweetness up front with a buttery center and a slightly dry finish. There's almost no hop presence and little room to hide any flaws; fortunately, the balance of flavors makes for a creamy and very refreshing session brew. The buttery flavors are a little overwhelming at times, but were the Palisade folks able to reign them in, they would have an even-more-exceptional beer on their hands. As it is, it's a quality example of a rarely-produced style, and it sits comfortably along their Orchard Amber and Red Truck IPA as a beer that should make Colorado's Western Slope proud.